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Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. The suburban atmosphere of Flat Rock makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Blue Ridge Community College?

Contact details for Blue Ridge Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731-4728
Phone:	828-694-1700
Website:	www.blueridge.edu

How Do I Get Into Blue Ridge Community College?

You can apply to Blue Ridge Community College online at: auth.cfnc.org/Identity/Account/login

Blue Ridge Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Blue Ridge Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Blue Ridge Community College, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $1,304 a year. That adds up to $5,216 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Blue Ridge Community College is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Blue Ridge Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,635 undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community College, with 732 being full-time and 1,903 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 732 full-time undergraduates at Blue Ridge Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blue Ridge Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	543
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Online Learning at Blue Ridge Community College

In 2020-2021, 2,582 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Blue Ridge Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Blue Ridge Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Blue Ridge Community College was 29.0%. This is the #643 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Blue Ridge Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.